TROUBLED WATERS is the second of a series of artworks produced for TIDAL, exhibited by award-winning Danish-born, London-based digital artist Stine Deja.

Deja’s installation is a  mysterious reflection upon a human-H2O relationship & our possible evolution from beneath the waves, considering the thirsty needs of Chatbots. Her practice explores the sticky in-between of real and virtual worlds with a striking arsenal of media that includes 3D animation, immersive installation, moving image, and digital surrogates.

Deja’s plan is for a ceiling-to-floor curtain of fine, water droplets & 3D Image-rendered artworks in pools of water, breaking through a steel grate floor. Amongst the digital pools, creatures stir. Visitors are asked to walk into this environment and reflect upon our watery planet…

“Water connects humans, animals and the environment, and unfortunately our growing AI species is now drawing on the same limited resource. I’m fascinated by how something as ordinary as water and electricity, are the main arteries for something as complex as modern technology. While we are often unable to grasp the physicality of artificial intelligence, the installation shows their dependence on our same watery motherland.”

Stine Deja gave an artist talk as part of the launch evening event on Fri 16th June at 5.30pm.